Cubans May Get Color Tvs

U.S. & Latin America - Latin American & Caribbean News to Note

October 21, 2000

HAVANA -- Their choice still will be limited two channels, but hundreds of thousands of Cuban citizens soon may be able trade in their old black-and-white televisions for new color sets. In a move reminiscent of the era of Soviet subsidies, Cuba says it will buy a million color TV sets from China and sell most of them to citizens through interest-free installment plans. The agreement was struck by Cuban President Fidel Castro and Chinese President Jiang Zemin.